The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-06-17

who will occupy the place so ably
filed by Mr.. G X Bechtel for four
teen years or longer. The new prin
cipal will assume the birch and ferule
at the opening of the next academic
session. Mr.. Bechtels resolve to
sever his connection with the Acad-
envy is much regretted by his numer-
Gus friends.
Another invoice of Dry Goods ar
rived at E. R. Buffington's this week.
The rainbow party is the latest. 1t
is conducted thusly: The ladies wear
aprons of the rainbow colors. Each
apron is numbered and correspond
ing numbers are put in box and
drawn by the gentlemen. The num-
Der of the lady's apron is called and
the gentleman having drawn like
number from the box is required to
hem the apron or pay a fine of ten
cents. The ten cents goes to "the
church" of course.
Mr.. G. ]. Carsner, State organizer
for the GOOD Templars, visited Crys.
tai Lodge No. 244, 1. o. of G. T. of
this town on Wednesday evening last
Mr.. Carsner entertained the members
for about an hour with an excellent
speech on temperance work. The
literary programme for the evening
was excellent. Members should
be more prompt in attending and
take more interest in all things that
relates to the Lodge and its mission.
At the June meeting of the Or
phans' Court this week letters testa-
mentafy upon the estate of Sarah
Ana Myers were granted to jeremiah
G. Price.
Letters of administration upon the
estate of W. Spry Aldridge were
granted to John E. Alexander.
List of sales of personal estate of
Alexander Richie were examined and
passed.
Inventory of personal estate of W.
Spry Aldridge were examined and
passed.
Sundry claims against dece ased
persons, estates were examined and
passed.
Sparks & Hilaman are wholesale
druggists in Wilmington, Del, and
keep wagon on the road to deliver
goods, solicit orders, &c. Mr.. Sparks
was driving the wagon down one of
the steep OcLoraro hills which sur q.
round Rowlandville, on Monday last,
when his mules ran of. Mr.. Sparks,
in jumping from the wagon, received
sprained ankle and other slight in
juries, but wagon and medicines Jared
worse; the latter was scattered down
the hill for half mile and the '.run-
ming gears" of the wagon were COM
pletely wre "ked.
A daughter of James McCauley,
residing at Carter's paper mills,
above Cherry Hill, accidently shot
herself through the hand with an old
revolver, a few days ago. She was
upstairs making beds, when the
weapon exploded upon touching it.
It was not known to be loaded, and
had been used as plaything for the
smaller children. The wound is not
dangerous.
Girls are generally poor marksmen
and every one in the vicinity is in
danger when they throw or shoot, ex-
cept the object fred at.
Ifyou have pimples, boils, salt rheum,
rough skin, etc., take "Dr. Lindsey's Blood
Searcher." Sold by all druggists.
The Democrat in giving list of
persons from this county who pass
ed the Civil Service examination re.
Gently held in Baltimore mentions
General Andrew ]. Pennington hav.
ing passed highly creditable exam.
ination for weigher and will probab-
ly very soon be given place of that
kind. W. j. Potter, Duncan Veazey
and j. Granville Richrrds all receiv.
ing fattering reports from the COM
mission. But when did Mr.. Penuing-
ton become a military man and re-
ceive the title OF "General?"
Harvest Days.